P90x

For the past month a friend of mine from church, we'll call him Dan cuz that's his name, and I have been working out 3 times a week at 5:30am using the P90x DVD system. I just want to say that throughout my high school and college football and baseball career, I'm not sure I've had as tough a workout as P90x provides. Mondays is chest and back (all push-ups and pull-ups), Wednesdays is arms and shoulders, and Fridays is legs and back. And don't forget the 15 minute Ab Ripper X workout at the end of each session. At the end of each workout I am toast and the next few days the muscles that I just worked stay continually contracted.

If Dan and I were real men, we'd do the program as it's designed - 6 times a week - however, we do have lives to live and sleep to be had.

Here's the thing though. If I was trying to do this on my own, I'd probably have skipped a few of these workouts and stayed in bed longer. In fact, I may have already given up this far into it. Knowing that Dan is awake and waiting in his recliner just inside his front door when I pull up at 5:30 is just the motivation and accountability that I need to do these workouts.

Neither one of us is looking to be the best looking guy at the pool this summer, we just want to stay in good shape. (although we secretly are hoping to impress our wives) There's no race to win or championship to attain, which sometimes makes it hard for me to find motivation. But knowing that Dan has committed to this, makes me want to do it too. We both readily admit how much we need eachother in order to stick with this workout program.
Could there be a lesson in here about the church and the necessity of having others helping us along the journey? Hmmmm......